MI: Pikku Joulu
A visit by Joulu Pukki will add to the fun at the potluck Little Christmas luncheon celebration for members and friends of the Finnish American Society of West-Central Michigan, at Church of the Saviour in Coopersville, Michigan.
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MN: Joulu Magical Finnish Christmas Sing-a-Long
Christ Church Lutheran Minneapolis, MN, United StatesCome and join the greatest Finnish Christmas sing-a-long in the Twin Cities. Featuring Kauneimmat Joululaulut (Beautiful Christmas Songs), the popular sing-a-long program presented at churches across Finland during December.
NY: Kalevala, the Musical
St. Peter's Episcopal Church New York, NY, United StatesIn New York City, Maija Anttila with Soulgaze Films presents a concert performance featuring samples from an upcoming production of KALEVALA the Musical, composed by Johanna Telander. Complimentary wine and refreshments will be served during a reception with the production team and cast directly following the performance. $20 ($15 child/student/senior) or $25 at the door. There […]
MI: Heikinpäivä
Finnish American Heritage CenterIn 1999, the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock created a new Finnish-American celebration of winter, Heikinpäivä. The celebration’s themes are taken from Finnish folk saying associated with […]
MI: Heikinpäivä
Finnish American Heritage CenterIn 1999, the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock created a new Finnish-American celebration of winter, Heikinpäivä. The celebration’s themes are taken from Finnish folk saying associated with […]
NY: Book Event: They Know Not What They Do
Scandinavia House New York, NY, United StatesBook talk with two Finnish writers now living in New York City: Jussi Valtonen and Anu Partanen: They Know Not What They Do, a psychological novel set in the near future by Jussi Valtonen, grapples with the role technology plays in our relationships, for better and worse. Jussi Valtonen is an author and psychologist from Helsinki, […]
Grant Applications Due
Finlandia Foundation National annually invites applications for its grants program, which awards funds to projects related to Finnish-American and Finnish history, heritage, arts and culture. Please go to the link below for information and the application, which is due no later than January 17, 2018.
MI: Sauna: Divine Comedy
In ConversationFinlandia University Gallery in Hancock exhibits the work of Finnish-Canadian artist Onni Nordman through February 17, 2018. Onni Nordman’s Sauna: Divine Comedy is a series of paintings that set Dante’s Commedia, the […]
MI: Heikinpäivä
Calumet Theatre Calumet, MI, United StatesIn 1999, the Finnish Theme Committee of the City of Hancock created a new Finnish-American celebration of winter, Heikinpäivä. The celebration’s themes are taken from Finnish folk saying associated with […]
MN: SISU the Traveling Sauna
International Institute of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, United StatesRisto Sivula and Jouko Sipila will share highlights of their year-long adventure exploring the vast expanses of Finn Country in the United States, from Coast to Coast and through the Midwest, with the Finland 100 mascot Sisu, the Traveling Sauna. Coffee and Conversation follow.